Generally it can be funny or disgusting or a mix of both for most people to witness someone who is always gassy. However for the person with the gas, they might not feel the same. In fact people with chronic gas and bloating are at severe risk for this very common but not very well known health condition.

What is it?
It's known as candida and its easily one of the most common causes of people constantly having to release gas. Candida is a fungus that...

Vomiting or vemesis is a biological defense mechanism. It is a reflex activity, which refers to the forceful oral expulsion of stomach contents. The actual function of vomiting is to remove toxic or harmful substances from the body after ingestion.

Mint helps with nausea & vomiting. You can use mint tea or in a pinch melt a peppermint hard candy in hot water. For long term use is sure to add a little milk as it kills the tannins which can cause cancers.

Some of...

It is now well known that the molecule nitric oxide is responsible for many positive health benefits in the body including lowering blood pressure naturally.

The question is how do we get enough nitric oxide so that it makes a significant difference in our cardiovascular health and particularly our blood pressure.

One of the factors in nitric oxide therapy is the inclusion of nutraceutical supplements in your diet. These are natural bioactive compounds with heath...

Adrenal fatigue is a label applied to a collection of nonspecific symptoms, such as body aches, fatigue, nervousness, sleep disturbances and digestive problems. The term often shows up in popular health books and on alternative medicine Web sites, but it isn't an accepted medical diagnosis.

Causes of Adrenal Fatigue

As mentioned earlier, sugar and refined carbohydrates are the main cause of adrenal fatigue. Sugar includes honey, maple syrup, fructose,...

Every day we get questions from patients asking about the way Botox Cosmetic is prepared and priced, and it is confusing until you understand the difference between dilution and units.
Botox Cosmetic is a vacuum-dried protein powder so it needs to be mixed with a liquid in order for it to be injected. The total "dose" of Botox in each vial is always 100 units but doctors mix different amounts of saline solution (water that has the same concentrations of sodium and...

Certain food and drinks can add to the problem of acid reflux. How do we know which acid reflux foods not to eat and what ones are unlikely to cause reflux to flare up? The best way to be certain if a particular food is causing an attack of reflux, is to keep a list of the foods you eat and drink. Also, record any symptoms you have during this period. A food that causes excess stomach acid in one person may not cause it in someone else. Keeping a record will help you determine the foods...

Every individual has a characteristic odor on the body, which is caused due to several factors. Chiefly these odors are caused due to the presence of bacteria on the body of the person. These bacteria multiply in the presence of sweat. This is when the odor becomes strong enough to become offensive.

In some people, even though there is profuse sweating, the odor is not offensive; whereas in others the odor can be extremely offensive even with a small amount of perspiration....

Rooibos is an African name for 'red bush', its scientific name is 'aspalathus linearis'. Rooibos is a natural herb found in a small area in South Africa, the Cedarberg Mountains. The leaves are processed to make tea and brings many health benefits to the body. The tea is nowhere related to green tea from the plant camella sinensis.

Popularly called 'red tea', the plant is far from the color red, it is actually green. The red color only appears after the oxidation or...

Bed bugs are small insects that feed on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded animals. There is a misconception that bed bugs can’t be seen by human eyes. However, it is not true. Adult bed bugs are about 5 mm long which is enough for a human to notice them. These crawling night stalkers invade our homes with a speed of light. They pierce the skin and feed by sucking human blood. After feeding, their body is often swollen and red in color. It is difficult to get rid of them...

Treatment of Hiccups
A hiccup or hiccough (normally pronounced "HICK-up" IPA: /?h?k?p/, though hiccough is an archaic and now disused spelling), is a spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm that typically repeats several times per minute. In humans, the abrupt rush of air into the lungs causes the epiglottis to close, creating the "hic" listen (help•info) noise.A hiccup is a condition that takes place from the dome shaped chest muscle, also known as...